Bill Text: IA HF28 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the compulsory school attendance age and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF28 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF28-Introduced.html
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BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compulsory
school
attendance
age
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.1A,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
2
this
3
section
and
section
299.2
,
a
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
4
six
and
is
under
sixteen
through
seventeen
years
of
age
by
5
September
15
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age.
However,
if
a
6
child
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
7
school
reaches
the
age
of
sixteen
on
or
after
September
15,
the
8
child
remains
of
compulsory
age
until
the
end
of
the
regular
9
school
calendar.
10
b.
A
child
who
will
receive
competent
private
instruction
11
in
accordance
with
chapter
299A
and
who
reaches
the
age
of
12
six
by
September
15
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age.
A
child
13
receiving
such
private
instruction
is
of
compulsory
attendance
14
age
until
the
age
of
sixteen
if
the
child
reaches
age
15
sixteen
before
September
15.
A
child
receiving
such
private
16
instruction
who
reaches
age
sixteen
on
or
after
September
15
17
remains
of
compulsory
attendance
age
until
the
end
of
the
18
school
year.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
299.1A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
An
individual
who
reaches
the
age
of
22
eighteen
on
or
after
September
15
during
the
school
year
and
23
intends
to
terminate
school
enrollment
prior
to
graduation
is
24
encouraged
to
file
with
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
25
district
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
of
enrollment
a
26
formal
declaration
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment
27
and,
to
the
degree
possible,
participate
in
an
exit
interview
28
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
and
complete
a
survey
in
accordance
29
with
paragraph
“c”
.
The
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
30
school
shall
make
every
effort
to
notify
the
individual’s
31
parent
or
guardian
of
receipt
of
the
individual’s
declaration
32
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment.
33
b.
To
the
degree
possible,
a
guidance
counselor
or
34
other
school
personnel
designated
by
the
school
district
or
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accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
conduct
an
exit
interview
1
with
the
individual
to
do
all
of
the
following:
2
(1)
Determine
the
reasons
for
the
individual’s
decision
to
3
terminate
school
enrollment.
4
(2)
Discuss
actions
that
could
be
taken
to
assist
the
5
individual
to
stay
in
school.
6
(3)
Inform
the
individual
of
opportunities
to
continue
the
7
individual’s
education
in
a
different
environment,
including
8
but
not
limited
to
adult
education
and
test
preparation
9
designed
to
qualify
the
individual
for
a
high
school
10
equivalency
diploma.
11
c.
To
the
degree
possible,
the
individual
and
the
12
individual’s
parent
or
guardian
are
encouraged
to
complete
a
13
survey
provided
by
the
school
district
in
a
format
prescribed
14
by
the
department
of
education
to
provide
data
on
the
15
individual’s
reasons
for
terminating
enrollment
and
actions
16
taken
by
the
school
to
keep
the
individual
enrolled.
The
17
survey
shall
include
an
open-ended
question
asking
why
the
18
individual
is
dropping
out
of
school.
The
school
district
or
19
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
submit
the
data
from
the
20
completed
surveys
to
the
department
of
education
annually.
21
Sec.
3.
Section
299.2,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2013,
22
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
Section
Sections
299.1
and
299.1A
shall
not
apply
to
any
24
child:
25
Sec.
4.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE
SUPPORT
26
REVIEW.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
27
shall,
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
convene
28
a
working
group
comprised
of
educational
and
community
29
stakeholders
to
review
financial
and
programmatic
supports
for
30
students
affected
by
an
increase
in
the
compulsory
attendance
31
age
from
sixteen
through
seventeen.
The
working
group
shall
32
consider,
at
a
minimum,
the
necessity
of
expansion
of
support
33
programs
and
services
for
such
students,
Internet-based
at-risk
34
academy
courses,
summer
school
offerings,
credit
recovery
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efforts,
mentoring
and
tutoring
services,
before
and
after
1
school
supports,
career
academies,
and
at-risk
allowable
growth
2
provisions,
and
the
use
of
the
instructional
support
levy.
3
The
working
group
shall
include
in
the
comprehensive
school
4
improvement
plan
submitted
to
the
department
of
education
5
in
accordance
with
section
256.7,
subsection
21,
a
plan
for
6
addressing
the
needs
of
students
at
risk
of
dropping
out,
7
including
any
proposed
changes
to
the
local
program
or
funding
8
priorities.
9
Sec.
5.
COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE
WORKING
GROUP.
The
10
department
of
education
shall
convene
a
working
group
11
comprised
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
or
12
the
director’s
designee,
and
other
education
stakeholders
13
appointed
by
the
department
to
review
supports
for
students
14
affected
by
an
increase
in
the
compulsory
attendance
age
from
15
sixteen
to
eighteen
years
of
age.
The
working
group
shall
16
consider,
at
a
minimum,
the
necessity
of
expansion
of
support
17
programs
and
services
for
such
students,
online
at-risk
academy
18
courses,
career
academies,
and
current
at-risk
allowable
19
growth
provisions,
and
full
funding
of
the
instructional
20
support
levy.
The
working
group
shall
submit
its
findings
21
and
recommendations,
including
any
proposed
changes
in
policy
22
or
statute,
to
the
state
board
of
education
and
the
general
23
assembly
by
December
15,
2013.
24
Sec.
6.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
25
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
26
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
27
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
28
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
29
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
30
to
meet
all
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
31
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
32
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
33
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
34
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
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1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
this
Act
takes
effect
1
July
1,
2014.
2
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
providing
for
a
compulsory
3
attendance
working
group
takes
effect
July
1,
2013.
4
EXPLANATION
5
This
bill
raises
the
compulsory
school
attendance
age
from
6
16
to
17
for
students
other
than
those
receiving
competent
7
private
instruction.
The
bill
encourages
students,
other
than
8
those
who
received
competent
private
instruction,
who
reach
9
age
18
on
or
after
September
15
and
intend
to
leave
school,
to
10
file
with
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
11
a
formal
declaration
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment
12
and,
to
the
degree
possible,
participate
in
an
exit
interview
13
and
complete
a
survey
that
will
provide
data
annually
to
the
14
department
of
education
regarding
the
reasons
students
are
15
terminating
enrollment.
16
The
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
must
make
every
17
effort
to
notify
the
individual’s
parent
or
guardian
of
a
18
student’s
intent
to
terminate
enrollment.
To
the
degree
19
possible,
in
conducting
the
exit
interview,
school
personnel
20
must
determine
the
reasons
for
the
individual’s
decision
to
21
terminate
school
enrollment,
discuss
actions
that
could
be
22
taken
to
assist
the
individual
to
stay
in
school,
and
inform
23
the
individual
of
opportunities
to
continue
the
individual’s
24
education
in
a
different
environment,
including
but
not
limited
25
to
adult
education
and
test
preparation
designed
to
qualify
the
26
individual
for
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma.
The
survey
27
must
include
an
open-ended
question
asking
why
the
student
is
28
dropping
out.
29
The
bill
directs
each
school
district
to
convene
a
working
30
group
during
the
2013-2014
school
year
to
review
financial
and
31
programmatic
supports
for
students
affected
by
the
increase
32
in
the
compulsory
age
of
attendance.
The
working
group
33
must
include
in
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
34
improvement
plan
a
plan
for
addressing
the
needs
of
students
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at
risk
of
dropping
out.
1
The
bill
also
directs
the
department
of
education
to
convene
2
a
compulsory
attendance
working
group.
The
working
group
3
is
to
review
supports
for
affected
students
and
to
consider
4
the
necessity
of
expanding
support
programs
and
services,
5
online
at-risk
academy
courses,
career
academies,
current
6
at-risk
allowable
growth
provisions,
and
full
funding
of
the
7
instructional
support
levy.
The
working
group
must
submit
a
8
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
education
9
by
December
15,
2013.
10
The
bill
includes
a
technical
amendment
to
exempt
children
11
who
meet
conditions
existing
in
Code
section
299.2.
12
The
provision
relating
to
the
compulsory
attendance
working
13
group
takes
effect
July
1,
2013,
while
the
remainder
of
the
14
bill
takes
effect
July
1,
2014.
15
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
16
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
17
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
18
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
19
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
20
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
21
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
22
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
23
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
24
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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